Chapter Summaries

Garou fought Blast, broke free of his dimensional banishment, and defeated the top-ranked hero. Saitama and Genos discussed facing Uchiha Jin, then learned of Blast’s defeat as they searched for a discount store.

• Blast attacked Garou and tried to banish him with the Dimensional Cannon, but Garou tore through the sealed passage and returned.
• Garou adapted to Blast’s spatial abilities, and their Gravity Fist and Dark Flowing Water Rock Smashing Fist collided in a destructive clash.
• Saitama told Genos they had to challenge Uchiha Jin despite their slim chances, because he found Jin irritating.
• Genos bought a newspaper reporting that Garou had defeated Blast, and Saitama struggled to remember who Garou was.
• Genos told Saitama that they had already passed the discount store, and Saitama shouted in alarm.

After Garou surrendered to Konoha Ninja, Tsunade told him that Saitama was the strongest hero. Garou escaped custody to find Saitama, and the two met on a quiet path near nightfall.

• Garou woke after three days, surrendered to Yamashiro Aoba and the Konoha Ninja, and agreed to be taken to prison.
• While being escorted, Garou told Tsunade he had defeated the heroes to prove monsters could win, and Tsunade challenged his view of justice and victory.
• Tsunade named Saitama as the strongest hero, prompting Garou to break free and flee toward him; Tsunade and Naruto chose not to pursue.
• Garou tracked down Saitama by asking an A-Class hero and former Hero Association employees where he lived.
• Saitama encountered Garou on his way home, and Garou's dark energy surged around him.

Garou fought Saitama in space, repeatedly regenerating as he copied and matched Saitama’s techniques. Their escalating battle pushed Saitama toward a new limit, while Garou burned away his darkness to keep pace.

• Saitama struck Garou into the ground, and Garou recognized him as the man who had once knocked him unconscious with a hand chop.
• Garou and Saitama fought on the moon and through space, where Saitama’s Serious Punch shattered Garou’s attacks and body, which Dark Power restored.
• Garou used Monster Calamity God Slayer Fist and Nuclear Fission, but Saitama’s punches repeatedly overwhelmed him as Garou’s power continued to evolve.
• Garou imitated Saitama with Saitama Mode, allowing them to trade increasingly powerful punches that shattered nearby celestial bodies.
• Saitama sensed the shackles in his body as he grew faster, while Garou realized his evolution was even more frightening than his current strength.
• Garou burned away the darkness surrounding him to match Saitama again, and their clash erupted in a burst of white light.

Saitama returned to Earth with the defeated Garou after breaking through his limits, and urged Garou to reconsider what it meant to be a hero. Saitama then planned to challenge Uchiha Jin, while Jin revealed that he had gathered information on Saitama’s transformation into a Galaxy God and awaited their first battle.

• Saitama emerged from a black hole with Garou and reunited with Genos and Uchiha Itachi at the site of the battle.
• Saitama told Garou that protecting others, rather than strength or justice, made someone a hero, and Garou surrendered to Itachi.
• Saitama revealed that he had broken past his limits and gained new abilities, including psychic power.
• Saitama told Genos he planned to find Uchiha Jin in a few days and challenge him to a fight.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Saitama had become a Galaxy God, lost the support of Human Consciousness, and could now grow without limits.

Uchiha Jin and Saitama fought across the void, with Jin using overwhelming darkness and rules to defeat Saitama repeatedly. Saitama began learning to wield rules himself, and the chapter ended as his destructive punch collided with Jin’s guaranteed-hit spear.

• Uchiha Jin and Saitama moved their battle away from the planet and began trading blows that shattered planets and space.
• Jin swallowed Saitama with the Dark Orb and Dark World, while Saitama resisted with Serious Imagination before being overwhelmed.
• Jin trapped Saitama inside a rapidly formed living planet, but Saitama destroyed it rather than let it restrain him.
• Jin continued battling Saitama and explained that Saitama needed to learn to use rules instead of relying on raw power.
• Jin attacked with a Guaranteed Hit Spear aimed at Saitama’s heart, and Saitama countered with a Serious Punch that would destroy anything.

Uchiha Jin defeated Saitama and sent him, weakened, to the Ninja World Star Domain to spur its inhabitants to grow stronger. Saitama was rescued by Buggy's pirates and, after months at sea, challenged Buggy's plan to rob an island, prompting the crew to turn on him.

• Uchiha Jin sent the defeated Saitama through a rift to the Ninja World Star Domain, intending his presence to push its people to evolve.
• Buggy's pirates found Saitama floating at sea, brought him aboard, and put him to work after he began recovering.
• Saitama spent three months aboard Buggy's ship as it crossed the ocean, helping clean the deck while the crew ran out of food.
• Saitama spotted an island, and Buggy rallied his crew to raid it for food, drink, and treasure.
• Saitama advised Buggy not to rob people, but Buggy ordered the crew to teach him what pirates were, and Saitama revealed the yellow clothing beneath his collar.

Madara Uchiha resurrected and resolved to pursue Origin-level power so he could surpass Uchiha Jin, while Saitama reached an island and learned that the Land of Water’s capital could help him find a way home. The chapter ended with Buggy and his pirates trying to escape, only for Saitama to appear at the warehouse door.

• Saitama defeated Buggy and his crew, propelled their ship to an island with a punch, and convinced the island’s guardian that he had captured the pirates.
• Madara Uchiha returned to life after more than two years and learned that the Land of Shadow had expanded across much of the star domain.
• Madara told Izuna Uchiha that he planned to gather sacrifices and follow the Soul King’s path to become an Origin-level powerhouse, and Izuna agreed to support him.
• The islanders welcomed Saitama, who said he was an alien and decided to travel to the Land of Water’s capital to find a spaceship.
• Buggy freed himself and his crew from the warehouse bindings, but Saitama appeared in the doorway as they prepared to escape.

Saitama traveled toward the Land of Water’s capital after delivering Buggy and his crew to prison, but he encountered the Land of Water’s new order to execute criminals on sight. After confronting a vice admiral enforcing it, Saitama took the officer’s ship and left only one soldier alive to guide him.

• Saitama delivered Buggy and his crew to a Land of Water prison, declined the commander’s offer to join, and set course for the capital.
• The Land of Water issued an Execution Order allowing soldiers to kill anyone guilty of a crime without taking prisoners, alarming peace-minded commanders and delighting pro-war commanders.
• Land of Water warships surrounded Saitama’s ship and bombarded it, mistaking it for a Buggy Pirates vessel; Saitama appeared beside the vice admiral and asked who had issued the order.
• The vice admiral revealed that Izuna Uchiha, the Land of Water’s daimyo, had issued the decree; Saitama knocked him beyond the horizon and requisitioned his ship.
• Saitama used Normal Dispersion to make the warships and their crews disappear, sparing one soldier who agreed to guide him; the soldier accused Saitama of killing them.

Saitama rescued a village from a Marine Buster Call after Koby asked him to intervene, then headed with Koby toward the capital of the Land of Water. Meanwhile, Madara Uchiha entered the planet’s Yellow Springs to absorb powerful souls and advance, leaving Izuna Uchiha to guard the Gate of the Underworld.

• Saitama used his power to propel a ship to a deserted town, where he and the Marine soldier heard cannon fire and found a Buster Call targeting the village.
• Koby pleaded with Saitama to save the village, and Saitama erased the incoming shells and sent the attacking Marines away with a punch.
• Saitama criticized Koby’s weakness but agreed to continue with him toward the capital of the Land of Water.
• Madara Uchiha completed the Gate of the Underworld using sacrifices and told Izuna Uchiha to guard it while he entered Yellow Springs.
• Madara Uchiha forced his way into Yellow Springs, where powerful dead beings sensed him and began preparing to invade the world of the living.

Saitama arrived in the capital of the Land of Water and fought his way past its defenders after asking why they were killing people. He destroyed the Gate of the Underworld, releasing black energy that formed Madara Uchiha, who asked whether Izuna Uchiha was still alive.

• Saitama reached the capital aboard a strange warship, sent Koby away with a burst of white light, and ignored Ryokugyu Araki and Fujitora Issho as they confronted him.
• Araki attacked Saitama with a Wood Golem, but Saitama’s white light overwhelmed the attack and left Araki, Issho, and the Marines unconscious.
• Mei Terumi and the other defenders surrounded Saitama, and Izuna Uchiha used Tsukuyomi on him, but it failed to affect him.
• Izuna Uchiha attacked with his complete Susanoo, but Saitama shattered it with one punch and then sensed the cracked Gate of the Underworld.
• Saitama struck the Gate of the Underworld and shattered it, releasing black energy that formed Madara Uchiha.
• Madara Uchiha asked whether Izuna Uchiha was still alive, and Saitama confirmed that he was.

Madara Uchiha challenged Saitama with his Rinnegan-based Origin power, but Saitama overwhelmed him and warned that he could not defeat Uchiha Jin that way. Madara then drew on Uchiha Jin’s power, and Saitama’s Serious Beatdown engulfed him.

• Madara Uchiha attacked Saitama with a blue hand and sword, but Saitama evaded and shattered his strikes.
• Madara revealed his Rinnegan-based Origin power, freezing the air across the planet and making people struggle to breathe.
• Madara used Infinite Tsukuyomi, but Saitama’s Serious Punch shattered Madara’s power, tore apart his body, and destroyed the heavens and stars.
• Saitama told Madara his power was at Origin level but could not defeat Uchiha Jin, and Madara rejected his advice.
• Madara invoked Uchiha Jin’s power to stop Saitama’s next attack, but Saitama answered with Serious Beatdown and engulfed him in white light.

Saitama failed to kill the reviving Madara Uchiha, while Uchiha Jin prepared to face the approaching Ōtsutsuki Clan. Hyuga Sei intercepted three Ōtsutsuki and sent them flying toward Sasori, who sensed their arrival.

• Saitama warned Madara Uchiha that he would return, then spoke with Uchiha Jin, who promised to arrange more opponents for him.
• Uchiha Jin learned from Hyuga Sei that Ōtsutsuki were approaching and ordered Sei to lead them to Sasori as experimental subjects.
• Uchiha Jin recalled the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s hierarchy and wondered how powerful its Otsutsuki God was.
• Hyuga Sei attacked three Ōtsutsuki outside the Star Domain of Shadows with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and blasted them away.
• Sasori sensed that someone was approaching while he conducted experiments on a planet.

Sasori ambushed three Ōtsutsuki with his puppets, and two survivors fled to a planet occupied by the Fourth Raikage, A. After A drove them off with lightning, Minato Namikaze appeared to confront them.

• Sasori identified the three Ōtsutsuki as potential test subjects and unleashed his puppets against them.
• One Ōtsutsuki sacrificed himself so the other two could escape Sasori’s attack.
• The two survivors landed on a planet where they found people gathered inside a barrier around a spacecraft.
• The Fourth Raikage, A, left the barrier and attacked the Ōtsutsuki with lightning, forcing them to flee.
• Minato Namikaze appeared before the fleeing Ōtsutsuki and recognized them.

Saitama destroyed the last fleeing Ōtsutsuki member and met Minato Namikaze, who offered to help him find his way home. In the Ōtsutsuki star region, an elder learned that three clansmen had died and heard a warning about powerful enemies.

• The wounded Ōtsutsuki member boarded Saitama’s spaceship and demanded to be taken to a planet with life.
• Saitama punched the Ōtsutsuki member to dust and crushed the Karma attempting to enter his body.
• Minato Namikaze arrived, told Saitama he was not with the Ōtsutsuki, and offered to help him find his home.
• Saitama and Minato Namikaze agreed to travel together after Minato offered to repair the damaged spaceship.
• An Ōtsutsuki elder received a final message reporting three clansmen dead and warning that many powerful enemies were present.

Uchiha Jin told Sakumo Hatake that the Otsutsuki were the coming enemy in what he called the final war, while Orochimaru, Sasori, and Minato Namikaze each pursued ways to reach the Origin Realm. The chapter left Jin’s broader plans mysterious and Minato contemplating Saitama’s advice about surpassing his limits.

• Sakumo Hatake confronted Uchiha Jin about the expanding war, and Jin identified the Otsutsuki as the enemy who would force even old rivals to unite.
• Uchiha Jin caught a fish with a straight hook and declared that no one could escape as long as they still wanted to move forward.
• Orochimaru fused chakra, natural energy, soul power, and willpower, reaching halfway to the Origin Realm before looking toward the imperial palace for a way to advance further.
• Sasori analyzed a captured Ōtsutsuki and considered transforming a Life Planet to create an Origin-level fighter for his revenge against Uchiha Jin.
• Saitama advised Minato Namikaze to cast everything aside and surpass his limits, leaving Minato to contemplate a possible path to the Origin Realm.

Minato Namikaze and Saitama were captured by Cloud Ninja Star forces led by Raikage A, who recognized Minato and explained that his people had turned to robbery after losing their home and being blockaded. Minato and A agreed to consider working with the Land of Shadow against the approaching Ōtsutsuki, in exchange for lifting the blockade.

• A massive spacecraft disabled Minato Namikaze and Saitama’s ship and hauled it into its dock.
• The cloud ninja recognized Minato Namikaze and brought him and Saitama to Raikage A.
• A revealed that Cloud Ninja Star had resorted to robbery after its destruction and the Land of Shadow’s blockade.
• Saitama told Minato that Konoha controlled his planet, and Minato was excited to learn Konoha was thriving.
• Minato and A discussed the Ōtsutsuki threat, and A proposed cooperating with the Land of Shadow if it lifted the blockade.
• Minato agreed to consider the proposal as A warned that the Ōtsutsuki would act soon.

Saitama knocked out Fourth Raikage A with a controlled punch, then left with Minato Namikaze for the Akatsuki Star Domain. There, Aizen listened as Yahiko and Garp argued over how Akatsuki should respond to the Land of Shadow’s blockade.

• Fourth Raikage A challenged Saitama and struck at him, but Saitama caught his fist and knocked him unconscious with one punch.
• Minato Namikaze marveled at Saitama’s strength, and the two boarded the repaired spaceship and departed.
• After they left, Fourth Raikage A worried that the Six Paths realm was no longer enough to secure Kumogakure’s future and vowed to reach the Origin realm.
• Saitama pointed toward the Akatsuki Star Domain, and Minato Namikaze agreed to go there despite warning him about Madara Uchiha and Aizen.
• Yahiko urged Aizen to negotiate with the Land of Shadow, while Garp questioned whether Nagato might switch sides again.

Yahiko surrendered the former Akatsuki’s Parallel World to Aizen to protect Akatsuki Star Domain and was ordered to receive Ōnoki. As Aizen’s power waned, he confronted Minato Namikaze and Saitama, but Saitama easily crushed his Bone Blade.

• Yahiko agreed to hand over the Parallel World after Sengoku and Ryuya said it was the price of saving Akatsuki Star Domain.
• Aizen ordered Yahiko to receive Ōnoki of Stone Ninja Star, then privately admitted the Hōgyoku’s effects were nearly gone and he could not resist Uchiha Jin’s plans.
• An intelligence ninja told Aizen that someone suspected to be Minato Namikaze had entered Akatsuki Star Domain.
• Minato Namikaze and Saitama arrived to gather food, and Aizen appeared to tell them supplies were scarce and demand payment.
• Aizen attacked with Kyōka Suigetsu and a Bone Blade, but Saitama crushed the blade with one hand.

Saitama revealed that he had fought Uchiha Jin and learned that they had both reached the Star Realm God level, while Aizen recruited him and Minato Namikaze into a plan to defeat Jin. Later, Aizen met Ōnoki to discuss an alliance between Akatsuki and Stone Ninja Star, then stabbed him with a Bone Blade.

• Saitama told Aizen and Minato Namikaze that he had fought Uchiha Jin and lost because Jin was more skilled at using strength.
• Saitama identified his and Uchiha Jin's realm as Star Realm God, alarming Aizen and Minato Namikaze about the Shinobi World's power gap.
• Aizen asked Saitama to help defeat Uchiha Jin, and Saitama and Minato Namikaze continued their journey aboard a spacecraft after agreeing to cooperate.
• Ōnoki offered Aizen food supplies and renewed trade in exchange for an alliance between Stone Ninja Star and Akatsuki.
• Aizen proposed a way to avoid the Land of Shadow's notice, then pierced Ōnoki's heart with a Bone Blade.

Aizen absorbed Ōnoki to strengthen himself, while Saitama and Minato Namikaze returned to Konoha. Minato learned that Kushina had died and left to reach the Origin realm, as a mysterious voice on Hero Star declared that Konoha still needed him.

• Aizen used his Bone Blade and the Hōgyoku to absorb Ōnoki, gaining power while remaining short of the Origin realm.
• Saitama and Minato Namikaze returned to Saitama's planet, where Shikamaru Nara and Konoha's people recognized them.
• Tsunade told Minato Namikaze that Kushina had died and that Uchiha Jin had taken her soul.
• Minato Namikaze suppressed his grief and left to advance to the Origin realm.
• On Hero Star, colorful particles gathered as a voice murmured that Konoha still needed it.